Chapter 315 - Anguish (2/2)

His gaze made her feel overwhelmed for some reason.

”Close your eyes, father. You will get sick,” He has been working endlessly for a long time.

He held her hand and kissed her knuckles, ”Liuliu...”

”I am here,” She mumbled as she watched the exhaustion taking over as his eyes slowly closed.

”Father always loves you,” His voice got lower towards the end.

Xiao Liuyue smiled despite the tears welling up in her eyes, ”Liuliu also loves you...” Her voice trembled.

She stayed in the Emperor's chamber for a long time and only after ensuring that he was breathing evenly, deep in his sleep, she removed his grip from her hand and walked back to her chamber.

Her mother's last words, her soft smile, her gentle caresses, her love, her beautiful face... Everything passed by her mind like a soft breeze as if it was lulling her to sleep.

The next morning when she opened her eyes, the entire palace was drowned in silence.

An eery silence.

It was like... There was a pause in the space.

There was nothing, and no one around her.

She walked out of her chamber and her maidservants got to their knees, sobbing endlessly.

Xiao Liuyue glanced at them...”What happened?”

One of the ministers who was walking towards her chamber stepped in front of her before falling on his knees, ''Your Highness, the Emperor is no more.”

The Emperor went to sleep and never woke up.

Xiao Liuyue felt like her blood was freezing. She moved a few steps back but her footsteps turned light, her head was airy and she slumped on the floor, looking at the wall blankly.

”Your Highness!!”

She just sat there in a daze, like her soul had left her body.

And suddenly the corner of her lips tugged up in a mocking smile, ”I should have known....” There was a desperation in her eyes.

Her mother should have known too. How could he ever get over her death?

How could that man ever get over her death?!

...

Mia closed her eyes as the terrible feeling in her chest expanded as if it was about to burst.

All this time, she thought she got rid of all her emotions with every new birth, that her heart was dead and cold.

But the reminder of that misery left her anguished.

Taking a deep breath, she stood up from the stairs and walked out of the house before striding down the stairs on the cliff that led to the sea.